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Plaque: 01-July-2014
Plaque: 01-July-2014

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The memorial commemorates the settlement of the district in 1842 and the founding of the village with the construction of the railway line in 1876. It also pays tribute to the pioneering families. Trees were planted by the community in 1984. 

Location

Address:Olympic Highway & Layton Street, Illabo, 2590
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.814873
Long: 147.740212
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement

Dedication

Front Inscription

THIS COMMEMORATES THE SETTLEMENT 
OF THE DISTRICT FIRST RECORDED IN 1842 
AND THE FOUNDING OF THE VILLAGE WITH 
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY LINE 
                       IN 1876

VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN 
MADE BY MANY PIONEERING FAMILIES  
INCLUDING: 
                  (Names) 

TREES WERE PLANTED BY THE COMMUNITY IN 1984
 

Source: MA
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